- PokerStars All New Poker Client Inches Closer to Official Release.
- “Professional Players” OK’d for Reimbursement of Full Tilt Funds.
- High Stakes Online Cash Report: The Return of Gus Hansen and Daniel Cates.
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10. PokerStars First to Go Live with Licensed Online Poker Room in Bulgaria
PokerStars.BG will feed Bulgarian players into the main PokerStars.com player pool. PokerStars has become the first operator to launch nationally regulated online poker in Bulgaria.
9. Players Chop the First Full Tilt Jackpot Sit & Go $100,000 Payout
A stress saving “make a deal” option gave the top two finishers $45,000 each. The day after Full Tilt added $50 buy in tournaments to its Jackpot Sit & Gos, the top prize of $100,000 has been hit.
8. PokerStars Pulls Branding from Canadian Live Poker Festival
Less than three weeks before the festival starts, “unforeseen circumstances” lead to PokerStars withdrawing participation from Montreal series. PokerStars has withdrawn its branding from the Montreal Poker Festival, just three weeks before it starts.
7. PokerStars 7 Integrated Release Now Available in Most Markets
The PokerStars 7 Beta upgrade has now been officially released for dot-COM customers making it available in most markets served by the worldwide leader in online poker.
6. 888 Still Finds Ways to Grow Online Poker
Online poker revenue up 2% year on year, with total active players up 12%. 888 Holdings plc has reported revenues of $111 million in the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 15% over the same quarter last year. The group has boasted growth across all its products.
5. PokerStars Commits to Canada With All-in Shootout Promotion
A country restricted promotion gives Canadian players who make deposits free tickets to random payout tournaments. Canadian players who deposit on PokerStars are being offered a country specific incentive.
4. A Call for Action Against Malta LGA Over Everleaf Debacle
Requests for patience are an inadequate response to players owed money after regulatory failure. Over two years after Everleaf first failed to return customers’ deposits, one player wants to take more direct action.
3. High Stakes Online Cash Report: The Return of Gus Hansen and Daniel Cates
A few weeks ago online poker’s highest stakes players were struggling to achieve six-figure profits for the week. Conversely, all top 10 winners this week managed to grind in six figure profits and one player even landed up with a 7 figure loss.
2. “Professional Players” OK’d for Reimbursement of Full Tilt Funds
The Garden City Group has announced that it has received approval to process applications for reimbursement from those designated by Full Tilt as “professional players.”
1. PokerStars All New Poker Client Inches Closer to Official Release
PokerStars 7 “integrated” beta now live on dot-EU, with dot-com expected this week. The slow but steady rollout of PokerStars’ all new client, dubbed simply PokerStars 7, continued over the weekend with the launch of an “integrated” beta on its dot-EU client.
